Primo RWB

[Galgotha]

Primo RWB

 

 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo

 

Old PC Hardware:

CPU: i7-4790K

MB: EVGA Z97 FTW

RAM: GSkill Trident 2400Mhz DDR3 CAS 11

SSD: SanDisk UltraPlus 256GB x2 Raid 0, Corsair Force 3 240GB

HDD: WD Green 4TB

PSU: Corsair RM 1000W Fully Modular 80Plus Gold

GPU: PowerColor TurboDuo AX R9 280X 3GBD5-T2DHE/OC in Crossfire / EK Single IO Brackets Black Chrome

Wiring: custom sleeving from FrozenCPU, ASUS ROG Crossfire Link (Black)

 

Water Cooling Hardware:

 

Alphacool NexXxos Radiators: Top 480MM x 45MM XT Model, Bottom 280MM x 60MM UT Model

GPU Blocks: Alphacool NexXxoS ATXP ATI 7970/50 series - polished stainless steel - silver

GPU Backplates: Alphacool NexXxoS ATXP back plate - ATI 7970/50 - black

GPU SLI Bridge: Phobya SLI / Crossfire VID Connector - Adjustable 2 Slot Spacing - Vintage Matte Black 

CPU Block: Alphacool NexXxoS XP³ - Acetal

Reservoir/Pump Combo: Alphacool Repack - Single Laing D5 - Dual 5,25 Bay Station

Fittings: Alphacool 3/8 x 1/2 Compression x   / 60 Degree x 4 / 90 Degree x 2 - Deep Black, Phobya Mini Valve, XSPC 10MM Extension Black Chrome, Enzotech Barb Stop/Drain Fitting Black

Tubing: Alphacool Blue/Clear 3/8 x 1/2 3M

Fans: 2x Front 140MM 1200RPM Phanteks w/ White LED, 1x Rear 140MM 1200 RPM Phanteks, 2x Bottom 140MM 1200RPM Phanteks 1.3 H20 Bar (Below 280MM Rad), 4x Alphacool NB-eLoop 1200rpm - Bionic Lüfter

  

Case all opened up

 

 

Radiators

 

480MM x 45MM NexXxos XT

 

280MM x 60MM NexXxos UT

 

 

 

GPU Block/Backplate and EK Single IO Brackets Black Chrome installed on R9 280X's - AMD didn't change the reference board design of the 280X from the 7970 it was pretty much a rebrand except for few board capacitor changes.

 

The only Crossfire Link I could find that was not green, I wanted hard PCB but no one makes any.

 

MB in place SATA cables ran and tied down bottom RAD in place

 

 

Sata Cables for reference

 

SSD and HDD installed lines ran and secured in place

 

 

GPU's Installed first line ran, PSU Wiring tested

 

 

 

Upper 480 installed and CPU Block test fitted

 

 

Upper fans installed

 

Test Fit of Cooling Lines Path ( I am not sure if I am sold on this) I may go for a cleaner look and do GPU to CPU to Rad and have 90 degree pipe the return line down the back of the case so it is very clean loop, but I don't want to loose to much in cooling doing that.

 

 

 

(Work in Progress - Photo's Coming as Current Stages Completed)

[Deletive]

:lol:  Nice build.

[<boss2939>]

i got the black primo but the white looks nicer though

[Galgotha]

I love the White Case. Motherboard color may be color bad due to phone camera the room is orange/red and light is very yellow in room.

 

To Do

1. Reservoir needs it cables sleeved I have sleeving ordered will do that next week,

2. Heat shrink the case USB and Audio wires that pop out the bottom of the case they have to much exposed colored wires

3. Run all the PSU wires and zip them up for clean look

4. Finalize loop path and look

5. Run the LED lighting have 2M of it.

[Karumu]

please tell me youre going to do something about that brown motherboard.... otherwise good build

[Galgotha]

It will be behind smoked glass window that Phanteks case comes with so brown won't even be distinguishable and in person its not far off from light black with the brown really coming from the copper line "woven" in the PCB and I do have quite a bit of copper showing anyway in the GPU block. I swapped out the 90 Degree return swivel for fixed angle one lower profile and I recut the gpu/rad and rad/cpu lines for bit tighter look. This is my final route I tried the GPU to CPU to RAD to Reservoir and that didn't look symmetrical to the curve line below.

 

[Galgotha]

Some work completed this evening

 

I sleeved and heat shrinked the D5 Pump. First time and it was not bad after figuring out how to get the sleeving to move down.

 

Reservoir outside and installed won't fit in bottom slot due to few mm size issue

 

 

Test fitting tubes using 60 degree swivels

 

Did Alphacool vs Phanteks log in first window plaque

 

Behind the plaque I have installed the LED control switch

 

Rear waterline routing smooth bends no compression issues thankfully

[ericlee30]

Not bad bro , by the title though I really thought that you painted the Primo case blue slightly disappointed in that aspect but still really good build

[Galgotha]

That would be interesting, specially this case it would take a major sanding its got a nice glossy coat of white on the steel frame

[Galgotha]

Finished up the LED - Brightest Setting Panel is off with panel on you don't see the actual leds as the panel covers them except the bottom four that run over the radiator.

Going away for Labor Day with Wife and Kids so will start leak test Monday Afternoon most likely

[ericlee30]

That would be interesting, specially this case it would take a major sanding its got a nice glossy coat of white on the steel frame

I agree, I own the black version of the Primo, so I can see were you are coming from.

[VulsaviiK]

i got the black primo but the white looks nicer though

 

Wait till you see it in black wrinkle

[Galgotha]

Leak testing has commenced let it be water tight  B)

 

[CJPowell27]

There's still so much room at the bottom even with a thick rad in lol 

[Galgotha]

This project got a major rework. While testing the MB I set a 4.6Ghz OC and bumped up the voltage and seemed to have killed my MSI Z77-G45 board. So I sold the guts of this plus another workstation.

 

New parts are i7-4790K, EVGA FTW Z97, Gkill Trident 2400Mhz DDR3 16GB, PrimoChill Reservoir, Corsair RM1000PSU. FrozenCPU custom PSU wiring Black/Red/White sleeving, Wire combs. 

 

 

Prerunning lines before I take it apart for final assembly

 

Guess I will start a new thread for the final build pics when its done.

[BaSkA]

Looks way better than blue now! Nice build, those thick ass rads! Gotta love the Primo haha!

[Elvemir]

I love a thick radiator any given day. Great job on the tubing color scheme too! Looks great!

[big_lilo]

I actually liked the blue!! But it looks good this way too!

 

BTW That thick rad in the bottom.... I would do A Push/Pull Config for fans...NOT LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM! hahaha

[CJPowell27]

Very nice  :wub:

[Galgotha]

Air flow thru the bottom rad is really good, the fins are far apart and I actually don't have much room the pump is sitting right on top of the 90 deg fitting going out to the GPU block there is not room if I want good lines. I received my custom wire set from FrozenCPU I am waiting on the wire combs that are coming from england as I could source none in the US oddly. Now I have to disassemble run all the small items then reassemble in a very specific order so it all fits in and tuck and zip tie and fill her up.

[Galgotha]

To bad can't change the Post Title this thing ain't blue any more, lol.

 

Well wire combs came in from UK! finally E22.biz bit expensive due to shipping/customs wish these were state side because the made the wire pop. Leak test completed tonight I hope for OC testing and bench marking.

 

This build has gone on a weird path from where it started. When DX12 drops I will upgrade to 980's most likely in SLI till then the R9 280X will be fine for what I play.

 

[spwath]

Change title by doing edit, use full editor

[Galgotha]

Thanks!

 

OC set last night at 4.5 at 1.25V for CPU, R9 280X at 1085Mhz and 6300Mhz on DRAM. All stable on benchmarks I have done and Aida64